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• Engineer Petitions NHTSA to Recall Tesla Vehicles with Autopilot Feature Due to Unintended Acceleration Accidents

  April 18, 2023

  Stephanie Yanovich

  An engineer has petitioned the NHTSA to issue a recall of all Tesla vehicles equipped with the autopilot feature over the last 10 years, following hundreds of incidents of unintended sudden acceleration.

• Driverless Vehicles Often Involved in Hit-and-Run Accidents With Human Drivers: Report

  April 12, 2023

  Stephanie Yanovich

  A new report warns of a high rate of auto accidents involving driverless cars in San Francisco, and human drivers' confusion over what to do when such an accident occurs.

• Tesla Self-Driving Recall Issued Over Car Accident Risk

  February 21, 2023

  Martha Garcia

  More than 350,000 Tesla vehicles are being recalled due to problems with their self-driving software which have been linked to a number of high-profile accidents in recent years.

• NHTSA Issues New “Best Practices” Guidelines to Protect Motor Vehicles From Cybersecurity Threats

  September 12, 2022

  Russell Maas

  The NHTSA has issued new guidelines for protecting vehicles against growing cybersecurity threats.

• Nearly 400 Self-Driving Car Accidents Reported Over 10 Month Period

  June 20, 2022

  Martha Garcia

  Hundreds of self-driving car accidents were reported in a 10-month period, with most involving Tesla vehicles, which are the most widespread cars employing the new technology.

• Tesla Self-Driving Software Recall Issued To Correct “Rolling Stops” At Stop Signs

  February 8, 2022

  Irvin Jackson

  Nearly 60,000 Tesla vehicles are being recalled because of a self-driving feature which may not fully stop the car at an intersection with a stop sign.

• Tesla Model 3 Lawsuit Over Fatal Crash Caused By “Autopilot” Failure Removed to Federal Court

  February 4, 2022

  Russell Maas

  A wrongful death lawsuit blames the Tesla Model 3 autopilot system for the death of his wife, saying the company overstated the system's capabilities, resulting in a fatal accident which killed the plaintiff's wife.

• Tesla Recall Impacts Nearly 12,000 Full Self Driving (FSD) Beta Vehicles

  November 4, 2021

  Russell Maas

  Tesla issued a recall for more than 11,000 self-driving vehicles which may suddenly engage the brakes without warning due to a software error.

• Tesla Autopilot Accidents With Stopped Emergency Vehicles Lead to NHTSA Investigation

  August 18, 2021

  Russell Maas

  The NHTSA has launched an investigation into Tesla autopilot systems, which seem to be having a problem recognizing first responder vehicles parked on the side of the road.

• Tesla Autopilot Lawsuit Claims Driving System Contributed to Death of Teen

  July 7, 2021

  Russell Maas

  Tesla faces a wrongful death lawsuit from the family of a teen boy who was killed after a Model 3 on autopilot slammed into the back of their SUV.